A Brief History of the Middle East. Formation of the Most Unstable Region in the World at the Intersection of Three Continents

Philip Kitti, a renowned American scholar and professor at Princeton University, devoted his book to the history of the Middle East.

For many centuries, various peoples lived in this vast part of the planet: Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Phoenicians, Jews, Turks, Persians, Arabs. Over five thousand years, this territory dynamically developed and served as a source of material and spiritual culture from which the inhabitants of Europe drew knowledge and skills.

The art of domesticating animals, extracting metals, manufacturing ceramics, the solar calendar, the alphabet — all this and much more the Middle East gifted to Europe.

Investigating the life of the Middle East, the author addressed crucial issues related to territorial conquests, the development of science, culture, and economy, as well as the emergence and spread of three great world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam..